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Stand Up, Speak Out Against Sexual Assault, Sexual Violence

March 28, 2018
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), and UC Merced is hosting a series of events to provide campus community members opportunities to increase awareness and advocate for sexual assault prevention and intervention programing. A highlight of this month’s activities is the return...

Ma Kelley Memorial Golf Tournament to Raise Funds for Student Athletes

March 28, 2018
The 21st annual Ma Kelley Memorial Golf Tournament will be held April 13 at the Turlock Golf and Country Club and proceeds benefit UC Merced student athletes. Tickets for the 18-hole tournament are $150 for an individual or $600 for a team of four. The fee includes the cart, green fee, range...

Spring ID Camp Scheduled for April 21

March 27, 2018

Lecturer Honored for New Book on Pedagogy

March 27, 2018
Lecturer Iris D. Ruiz, Ph.D., won Honorable Mention in the 2018 Outstanding Book Awards given by the Conference on College Composition and Communication’s (CCCC). Ruiz’s award is in the Monograph category for her book “Reclaiming Composition for Chicano/as and Other Ethnic...

Governor Names Nies to California Student Aid Commission

March 26, 2018
UC Merced’s Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Charles Nies has been appointed to the California Student Aid Commission by Gov. Jerry Brown. The commission is tasked with making education beyond high school financially accessible to all Californians. “It’s an honor to be...

Chancellor Talks Downtown with Business Owners

March 23, 2018
UC Merced Chancellor Dorothy Leland welcomed downtown business owners and members of the Merced Main Street Association for coffee and a chat at the new Downtown Campus Center on Friday. “We are committed to decreasing the distance between the campus on the lake and the downtown,”...

Outside: In 20 Years, Wildfires Will Be Six Times Larger

March 22, 2018

Study: Kitchen and Culture Clash When Promoting Healthy Eating to Latinos

March 22, 2018
Latinos suffer from some of the highest obesity rates in the nation. Health officials have tried to intervene with messaging that encourages healthy eating and healthy behavior, but these campaigns have met with little success. Now a new study from UC Merced public health Professor Susana...

Teaching Good Habits, Detecting Risk Factors Can Improve Student Success

March 22, 2018
The transition from high school to college is key for any student — but particularly new UC Merced undergraduates, the majority of whom are the first in their families to attend college. A recent IRDS report using survey and institutional data sheds light on key factors that might help UC...

News and Notes: STEM Conference, Bobcat Art Show

March 21, 2018
STEM Event Draws 400 Local Students More than 400 young women aspiring to careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) attended the Expanding Your Horizons conference. The event, hosted by the UC Merced chapter of the Society of Women Engineers , brought middle and high...

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